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The Prince of Tides Summary

The Prince of Tides is the tale of the destruction wrought upon the lives of a family through denial, abuse and lies. The story begins with the earliest recollections of Tom Wingo about his mother's love of language and the beauty of the natural world around them. It has profound but different effects on each to the three children - Luke, the eldest, and the twins Tom and Savannah. The children...

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The Prince of Tides

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The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy Framed by a series of flashbacks, The Prince of Tides actually takes place in two separate settings and two different eras. When Tom Wingo visits his sister's psyc... Read more

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Donald Pat(rick) Conroy

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Pat Conroy's writing is marked by an obsessive interest in the love/hate relationship and its ensuing tensions. Whether between Citadel cadet and "The Boo," young teacher and school superintendent, or... Read more

Pat Conroy

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"In every one of . . . [novelist Pat] Conroy's big, story-driven Southern books, there has been a father, a son and a holy ghost in the form of an ineffable secret," wrote Tracy Coch... Read more

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